H5763 - עוּל (ʻûwl)

H5763 עוּל (ʻûwl) ool

Hebrew

Verb (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

to nurse

Strong's Definition

to suckle, i.e. give milk

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: milch, (ewe great) with young.

TWOT Reference: 1579

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) to give suck, suckle, nurse

1a) (Qal) giving suck (participle)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) to give suck, suckle, nurse 1a) (Qal) giving suck (participle)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

עוּל ‛ûl BDB Definition: 1) to give suck, suckle, nurse 1a) (Qal) giving suck (participle) Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 1579 Total KJV Occurrences: 6

Bible Occurrences (5)

33:13

6:7 6:10

78:71

40:11

Genesis 33:13

But Jacob replied..., My lord knows that the children are frail, and I must care for sheep and cattle that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard for even a day, all the animals will die.

1 Samuel 6:7

Now, therefore,... prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked....... Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves... away and pen them up.

1 Samuel 6:10

So the men did [as instructed]. They took two milk cows, hitched them to the cart, and penned up... their calves.

Isaiah 40:11

He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing [ewes].